ACC Workplace Safety Discounts are a great way for your client to save 10% off their work levy. These discounts are all about demonstrating good health and safety management practices. Using good health and safety management practices not only helps employers and their employees avoid injury, it can also help avoid the costs and hassles that usually come with injury, such as staff absence, reduced productivity and official investigations. The average ‘lost time injury’ costs a business $4,000.
ACC Workplace Safety Discounts at a glance
ACC Workplace Safety Discounts are a great way for your small business and self-employed clients to save 10% on the work component of their ACC levy.
Currently, the programme is available for those clients who work in the following industries:
The discount is valid for three years from the date the application is accepted, including the year in which the application is accepted.
Eligibility for ACC Workplace Safety Discounts
All small businesses and self-employed people (in the industries listed above) are eligible to apply for ACC Workplace Safety Discounts. In addition, they must have:
- liable earnings of $450,000 or less, or 10 or fewer full-time employees
- attended an industry-specific training programme, or have other relevant training or experience that covers hazard management for the sector in which your client’s business operates
- relevant ‘prior experience’ in managing health and safety issues in their industry.
Applying for ACC Workplace Safety Discounts
If your client is eligible, all they’ll have to do is:
- Complete a free short training course or provide evidence of other training or experience
- Correctly complete and return a simple self-assessment form to show their capabilities.
It’s as easy as that!
Last updated: 15 December 2008